Tag: Taiwan

I had heard that some streets in Taipei had their own themes; many shops on the same street sold the same kinds of products which was convenient for the shoppers. I had heard that they had the camera street, the audio equipment street, the shoe & sock street, and so on. The street that interested

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, a monument to Chiang Kai-shek who was the leader of the Republic of China for 47 years, is one of the Taiwan landmarks or tourist attractions. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is located in a 240,000 square meter park called “Liberty Square”. From the main entrance, while walking to the memorial hall,

I decided to visit National Palace Museum because I wanted to see the carved jade cabbage, the most famous masterpiece in the museum. This museum is a place where you can see the collections of Chinese art. It is one of the most famous museums in the world. Most of the artifacts in this museum

Lungshan (or Longshan) temple is a famous old temple in Taipei. This temple was included in my itinerary because I had heard that it was a beautiful temple and I also wanted to see a Chinese temple in Taiwan. From the entrance gate the electronic sign made the temple look more modern than I had

Yangmingshan is one of the big national parks in Taiwan. The park is located in Taipei and it can be accessed by public bus. To get around the park, there is a public bus stopping at several points in the park. At first I planned to take that bus which was quite convenient because the

Photo Name: For female passengers When: December, 2010 Where: Train Station, Taiwan Story behind: While I visited Taiwan, I mostly travelled by train. For 10 days there, I always saw the “Waiting Zone for Female Passengers at Night” sign at the certain areas at the platforms at the train stations. I, of course, saw the surveillance cameras in

Maokong is a serene tea mountain area in Taipei. People usually go there to have a cup of tea or have a meal and enjoy the nice view. It is very easy to go to Maokong; you can take the Maokong Gondola which connects to Taipei Metro at Taipei zoo. When I visited Taiwan, the

Sun Moon Lake is the largest lake and is one of the tourist attractions in Taiwan. This lake is located in Nantou County. From wiki, the name of the lake came from the shape of the lake that looks like the sun on the east side and the moon on the west side. The clear

Taipei 101 or Taipei Financial Center is the used-to-be tallest building in the world (It is the tallest building in the world from 2004-2010). It is one of the landmarks of Taiwan. This tower has 101 floors above the ground and 5 floors under the ground. You will see this modern building here and there,

Shifen Waterfall is one of the famous waterfalls in Taiwan. I wanted to go there because it is claimed to be the Niagara of Taiwan. It is located at Pingxi District, New Taipei City. From Taipei main station, I took a train to Rueifang station and transfer to another train (Pingxi Branch Rail Line) to